A pilot study to compare the Episure Autodetect syringe with the glass syringe for identification of the epidural space in parturients.
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Habib, AS; George, RB; Allen, TK; Olufolabi, AJ
Published in: Anesth Analg
February 2008
The Episure AutoDetect syringe, a spring-loaded syringe, is a new loss-of-resistance syringe with an internal compression spring that applies constant pressure on the plunger. In this pilot study, we compared the spring-loaded syringe with the standard glass syringe for identification of the epidural space during initiation of epidural analgesia in parturients. The primary outcome was the incidence of failed epidural analgesia. Three-hundred and twenty-five women were enrolled. Eight residents performed 291 procedures (90%) and two attendings performed 34 procedures (10%). Epidural analgesia failed in five subjects in the glass syringe group and in no subject in the spring-loaded syringe group (P = 0.025).
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Anesth Analg
DOI
EISSN
1526-7598
Publication Date
February 2008
Volume
106
Issue
2
Start / End Page
541 / 543
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Syringes
- Pregnancy
- Pilot Projects
- Humans
- Glass
- Female
- Epidural Space
- Anesthesiology
- Analgesia, Epidural
- Adult
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Habib, A. S., George, R. B., Allen, T. K., & Olufolabi, A. J. (2008). A pilot study to compare the Episure Autodetect syringe with the glass syringe for identification of the epidural space in parturients. Anesth Analg, 106(2), 541–543. https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181606c0a
Habib, Ashraf S., Ronald B. George, Terrence K. Allen, and Adeyemi J. Olufolabi. “A pilot study to compare the Episure Autodetect syringe with the glass syringe for identification of the epidural space in parturients.” Anesth Analg 106, no. 2 (February 2008): 541–43. https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181606c0a.
Habib AS, George RB, Allen TK, Olufolabi AJ. A pilot study to compare the Episure Autodetect syringe with the glass syringe for identification of the epidural space in parturients. Anesth Analg. 2008 Feb;106(2):541–3.
Habib, Ashraf S., et al. “A pilot study to compare the Episure Autodetect syringe with the glass syringe for identification of the epidural space in parturients.” Anesth Analg, vol. 106, no. 2, Feb. 2008, pp. 541–43. Pubmed, doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e3181606c0a.
Habib AS, George RB, Allen TK, Olufolabi AJ. A pilot study to compare the Episure Autodetect syringe with the glass syringe for identification of the epidural space in parturients. Anesth Analg. 2008 Feb;106(2):541–543.
Published In
Anesth Analg
DOI
EISSN
1526-7598
Publication Date
February 2008
Volume
106
Issue
2
Start / End Page
541 / 543
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Syringes
- Pregnancy
- Pilot Projects
- Humans
- Glass
- Female
- Epidural Space
- Anesthesiology
- Analgesia, Epidural
- Adult